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By Joel Bartilotta on March 27, 2024
This is our first article of the season. It usually takes a few weeks to get some developments in these bullpens but we’re in the muck right off the bat. Many elite closers got injured during spring training, opening up … read more »
Continue Reading Fantasy Baseball Saves + Holds Rankings & Waiver Wire Targets (Week 1)
By Kelly Kirby on February 4, 2024
In a traditional 5×5 fantasy baseball league, the hardest category to predict may be Wins, but the hardest category to draft accurately is Saves. Typically, closers come in three or four tiers, with Tier 1 being the group that has … read more »
Continue Reading Fantasy Baseball Saves + Holds Leagues Draft Primer (2024)
By Joel Bartilotta on August 24, 2023
We discussed this last week, and the same rules apply: This is one of the worst times to examine bullpens because these teams are finally settling down. Any club that doesn’t have a set closer at this point is probably … read more »
Continue Reading Fantasy Baseball Saves + Holds Rankings & Targets: Alex Lange & Cole Ragans
By Joel Bartilotta on August 17, 2023
We’re in the final two months of the season, and this is always one of the most challenging times to talk about bullpens. We say that because this is when these teams want to solidify the backend. That means we … read more »
Continue Reading Fantasy Baseball Saves + Holds Rankings & Targets: Gregory Santos & Jason Foley
By Joel Bartilotta on August 3, 2023
This might end up being the most informative article of the season. We usually try to give you stats to dive into these bullpens a little deeper, but we will keep it simple today. There were a ton of bullpen … read more »
Continue Reading Fantasy Baseball Saves + Holds Rankings & Targets: Trade Deadline Recap
By Austin Lowell on July 30, 2023
Ah, the trade deadline. A very exciting time for baseball fans and fantasy enthusiasts everywhere. Player values and playing time can be greatly affected by organizational changes, so it’s good to keep tabs on all the moving parts. Usually, when … read more »
Continue Reading Fantasy Baseball Category Pickups: Sal Frelick, Triston Casas, Brady Singer
By Joel Bartilotta on July 27, 2023
There are two specific weeks when this article becomes critical for fantasy managers, and this is one of them. It’s essential to monitor these bullpens every week to find holds and saves off of your waiver wire, but more will … read more »
Continue Reading Fantasy Baseball Saves + Holds Rankings & Targets: Trade Deadline Preview
By Joel Bartilotta on July 20, 2023
We took a week off with the rest of MLB, preparing me for the stretch run! It’s been two weeks since our last publication, but there have been plenty of bullpen developments since then. There’s likely more on the horizon … read more »
Continue Reading Fantasy Baseball Saves + Holds Rankings & Targets: Kevin Ginkel & Kyle Finnegan
By Joel Bartilotta on July 6, 2023
One of my favorite expressions is “The quiet before the storm.” That’s what we’re dealing with in these MLB bullpens right now because almost nothing has changed over the last 10 days. That always happens right before the All-Star break … read more »
Continue Reading Saves + Holds Rankings & Waiver Wire Targets (2023 Fantasy Baseball)
By Joel Bartilotta on June 29, 2023
This is always an interesting time to keep an eye on bullpens. Things will stay pat for the next few weeks, but everything could be thrown into a blender after that. We say that because the trade deadline is just … read more »
